Rabat & Kigali strengthen military cooperation to counter common challenges

Morocco and Rwanda have agreed, under an agreement signed Wednesday in Rabat, to enhance military cooperation in training, exercises, logistical support, military health and exchange of expertise in areas of common interest. The agreement, sealed during the visit paid by Rwanda’s Defense Minister Juvenal Marizamunda to the North African Kingdom, also provides for the creation […]

Over 500 Kg of Chira seized off Tangiers

The Moroccan Royal Navy seized on Thursday over 500 kg of chira off Tangiers, a military source said. The navy’s coastguard spotted a suspicious inflatable boat off Tangiers, in the early hours of Thursday and succeeded, in collaboration with a surveillance unit of the Royal Armed Forces, to foil the trafficking operation, the source said. […]

Algerian Terrorist Yahya Abu Hamam in US Blacklist

Algeria-born jihadist Yahya Abu Hamam, emir of al Qaeda in North Africa, has been added by the US to the list of global terrorists for his key role in the group’s terror activities in the Maghreb and Sahel region. Hamam spent 18 months in jail in Algeria for his terrorist activities. After his release, he […]